Family Support Specialist

About the role

Join our innovative team providing family-oriented behavioral health care for children, youth and families in their homes and communities. Located in Portland, Oregon, we are a values-driven organization committed to family unity and recovery.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-on-one mental health treatment strategies and services to high-risk children, youth and their families in the family home, therapeutic foster home, and/or community locations.
• Mentor and coach/implement behavioral support, treatment and safety/crisis plans in the home and community.
• Implement prescribed behavioral strategies and treatment services to high-risk children and youth, modeling and teaching social behavior, self-protection skills and awareness, and developmentally appropriate coping and social interaction skills.
• Complete family and behavioral health assessments with youth and parent, including CANS and SNCD.
• Analyze and assess home environment, including performing safety sweeps in the home or therapeutic foster home for children and youth with suicidal ideation and other high-risk safety concerns.
• Communicate with all reporting entities as required by law within required timeframes.
• Deliver direct therapeutic services including Evidenced Based and Promising Practices (i.e. Cognitive Behavioral Therapies).
• Work in collaboration with families, primary care physicians and healthcare specialists to support coordination of medical and behavioral health services.
• Utilize Motivational Interviewing techniques to ensure therapeutic intervention maintains a focus on strengths, needs and capacities of child, youth, and their families.
• Implementing Services Healthcare Coordination - Work in collaboration with families, primary care physicians and healthcare specialists to support coordination of medical and behavioral health services to children/youth and their caregivers.

Qualifications

• Age 21 or older per DSHS requirements.
• Bachelor's Degree in social work, psychology, human development or related field or Associate degree in social services, mental health or related degree and three years’ experience serving children and/or families (mental health, social services, education, etc.) may substitute for Bachelor's Degree.
• Eligible to become an Agency Affiliated Counselor with WA State (HIV/Aids required).
• Proof of negative TB test within past 12 months.
• Demonstrate effective verbal and written communication.
• Availability to work flexible hours (evenings, nights, weekends).
• Must have reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and automobile insurance.
• Must have an acceptable driving record per CCS’ driving policy (required to provide current driving abstract).
• Pass required background checks prior to an offer of employment.
• Demonstrate maturity, professionalism and initiative.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services.
• Demonstrate the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally competent services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.